News around Pathankot

August 02, 2015 21:27:57 IST

Dina Nagar terror attack: Army defused rocket launcher

Gurdaspur, Aug 2: The Army has defused D L R rocket launcher which was recovered from the Pakistan trained terrorists killed during the attack on the Dina Nagar police station in the district on Monday. The rocket launcher was defused at Makuara ...

Rains lash Punjab; mercury dips

Chandigarh, Aug 2: Chandigarh and several other towns of Punjab were lashed with rains today, bringing relief to the people from heat and heavy moisture. The mercury dipped nearly from nine to ten degrees celsius, bringing relief to the people from ...

Indian Army Felicitates Railway Employees who Spotted IEDs on Tracks, Averted Major Accident

1 of 2 The Indian Army felicitated Railway employees who spotted five IEDs on tracks and averted a major accident as a passenger train was to cross the bridge five minutes after they found the bombs. Twitter/Sitanshu Kar The Indian Army ...

| Updated on: 3:38 pm,Aug 2,2015 IST Chandigarh: In a major revelation in the deadly Gurdaspur terror attack, one of the gloves worn by the three terrorists killed in the attack, had a 'Made in Pakistan' symbol. The revelation highlighted ...

Convict serving life-term dies of stroke in Pb jail

Pathankot, Aug 2 (PTI) A convict, serving life imprisonment, lodged at Sub-Jail in Pathankot district today died following a heart stroke, police said. Ranjit Singh, who was recently awarded the life term in a murder case, suffered a stroke today ...

Bad weather in Himachal affects rail service; six trains suspended

The article below represents a preview only and is not meant for reuse or republishing. PATHANKOT, Aug. 2 -- Inclement weather and incessant rains in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh has forced the Northern Railways to suspend at least six ...

Punjab Police want people to hold Thikri Pehra in border villages

Punjab police has told residents of adjoining border district of Pathankot to hold Thikri Pehra (community policing in night) on a regular basis to prevent repeat of incidents like Gurdaspur Attack. The News Punjab Police want people to hold Thikri Pehra in ...

SW monsoon lashes many parts of Himachal disrupts normal life

Shimla, Aug 1 (UNI) South West Monsoon again became active in the state as many parts of Nahan, Kangra and Dharmshala recorded heavy rainfall disrupting communication, road and water supply in the state. Landslides have been reported on the ...

LeT's major strike plan had Pathankot on terror radar

Sikh militants and LeT had jointly hatched a plan in Pakistan to air drop four Lashkar terrorists in Punjab's Pathankot in 2014 using a specially designed glider. Surprisingly, the police had overlooked it. A resident shows bullet shells ...

Gurdaspur attack: Two trains passed over explosives, elude disaster

Investigations into the Gurdaspur terrorist attack have revealed that 270 passengers had providential escape on July 27 morning as two trains passed the point where the three Pakistani jihadis had planted 2.5 kg RDX to blow the rail track before ...

Pathankot police focus on updating security

The article below represents a preview only and is not meant for reuse or republishing. PATHANKOT, Aug. 1 -- Since the terror attack at the Dinanagar police station, the Pathankot police have sharpened their focus on the strengthening of posts. As ...

PUNJAB BORDER: The terrorists who stormed Dinanagar police station on Monday would not have needed to even scale a boundary wall if they had wished to attack the Bamiyal police chowki. This police post, located just a kilometre from the ...

Jammu observes complete bandh on Day 1

*Traffic stays off major highways, roads Sanjeev Pargal Face off between AIIMS CC and BJP leaders outside BJP Headquarters at Kachi Chawni on Friday. —Excelsior/Rakesh JAMMU, July 31: Jammu today observed a complete bandh on first day of ...

Cop who threw 21 grenades at terrorists to get I-Day honour

CHANDIGARH: He threw 21 grenades at three terrorists holed up in Dinanagar police station complex in Gurdaspur on Monday, heavily damaging the building and helping the SWAT team storm the structure and kill the trio. Fifty-one-year-old Tara Singh, ...

SP Baljit Singh Who Died Fighting Terrorists In Gurdaspur Is The Third Martyr In His Family

As the nation debates over the execution of Yakub Memon, accused in the 93 blasts, with the intelligentsia crying foul over death penalty and the masses gloating in a collective satisfaction of justice delivered, here is one man who sacrificed his ...

East meets West

Designer Gitika Goyal combines elements of East and West to create a unique line of clothing Designer Gitika Goyal describes her new label, Grass by Gitika Goyal, as a blend of fusion and fun. Combining characteristic elements from East and West, ...